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“V” (10 p.m., ABC): After a four-month absence, the alien Visitors of “V” return to prime time for what promises to be a raucous string of eight episodes. But please don’t watch if you have an aversion to lizard skin.

“Law & Order: CRIMINAL INTENT” (10 P.M., USA): Say goodbye to Vincent D’Onofrio. The veteran actor is departing “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” but not before appearing in the two-parter that opens the crime drama’s ninth season tonight.

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